...Critics have claimed that the family is famous for actually nothing and that a lot of the events on the show seem to be fabricated. The Kardashian-Jenner family has been described as “desperate for fame” and “self-absorbed”. But nonetheless, the show has attracted a huge audience, and became one of the most successful shows on the E! network. [7] Keeping Up with the Kardashians has become the “guilty pleasure” for many. Their success is almost fascinating. It stems “from the perfect storm of a social media and an image-driven culture, globalization, and our fascination with things that are both attractive and relatable.” Kim Kardashian has become the face of modern beauty. The sisters have been described as “priviledged, attractive, curiously and debatably successful, somewhat boring in terms of overall gravitas or complexity, both unintentionally profound and ignorant, unapologetically vain, superficially distressed and ambitious.” [7] The blended family is a cultural phenomenon. They didn’t do much except exist on television for the world to watch. Keeping Up With the Kardashians airs in 160 countries now. They have created their own industry and redefined what it means to be famous....
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...Administrative Ethics Paper Kelly N McCoy HCS/335 May 19, 2014 Melissa Green, MHA Administrative Ethics Paper Safeguarding patient privacy has been a serious problem even with current technology. Not only are “regular” patients at risk; celebrities and politicians are at a greater risk related to the current culture of social media, reality television, and the “need to know” attitude of today’s society. In the past ten years, serious issues with breeches in celebrity and politicians privacy and confidentiality have risen. For example, in 2013, the reality star Kim Kardashian’s and rapper Kayne West’s medical records were inappropriately accessed between June 18th and June 24th, after giving birth to a baby girl at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Associated Press, 2013). In order to ensure and safeguard patient privacy and confidentiality, issues related to breaching patient privacy must be addressed. This paper will address the following: 1. Background information in relation to the breach of Kim Kardashian and Kayne West’s privacy. 2. Arguments or specifics used in the article to support the proposed solution. 3. Ethical and legal issues. 4. Managerial responsibilities related to administrative, ethical issues. 4. Solutions to reduce and prevent breaches in patient privacy. Last year, reality star Kim Kardashian and Kayne West’s medical records were wrongly and unauthorized accessed by five employees of Cedar-Sinai Medial Center after the birth of their daughter (Associated...
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...examples that relate to the topic at hand. At this point I narrowed down my research into a topic that I knew I would have additional resources on at home, hence focusing more on how social media shapes an individuals’ perceptions of themselves and others. I gathered academic books I have in the areas of Sociology and searched for particular chapters addressing social media and its cultural impacts on society. I was able to apply this information to my report as one of the books specifically had an entire chapters on digital sociology, media and popular culture which could relate to the approach...
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...TERM PAPER TOPIC:ANDROID APPLICATIONS Acknowledgement I would gladly like to thank my faculty guide Ms. Riju Choudhary and it gives me immense pleasure to say that she was a constant support throughout helping and guiding me. I would say it wasn’t easy for her but she did her best replying to our mails n helping us in correcting our mistakes. She also helped us in selecting a topic of our choice and interest so we could work harder and with more interest. I was happy to have her as my guide and will look forward to work under her again. A special thanks to you mam. I would also thank my parents for their never ending care n support. Table of content 1. Introduction * History * Design * Features 2. Applications 3. Google play 4. The 100 best apps of 2012 5. The 12 best android tablet app 6. Android software development 7. References Introduction Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as Smartphone and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies. Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005. The unveiling of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices. Google releases the Android code as open-source, under the Apache License. The Android...
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